Version No. 020
Conveyancers Act 2006
No. 75 of 2006
Version incorporating amendments as at
25 November 2025
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Section Page
Part 1—Preliminary
1Purposes
2Commencement
3Definitions
4What is conveyancing work?
5Disqualified persons
6Associate of a licensee
7Failure to account
Part 2—Licensing of conveyancers
Division 1—Requirement for licensing
8Conveyancers to be licensed
9Causing, permitting, aiding or abetting another to engage in unlicensed conveyancing
10Person pretending to be licensee or authorised person
Division 2—Eligibility and qualifications
11Eligibility for licence
12Competency qualifications and work experience
Division 3—Applying for a licence
13Person may apply to Authority for licence
14Information to be included with application by natural person
15Information to be included with application by company
16Change to information in application
17Applications after refusal
Division 4—Investigation of applicants
18Authority may conduct inquiries and require further information
19Consent to disclosure of information
20Referral of applications to Director
21Referral of applications to Chief Commissioner
Division 5—Determination of applications and conditions
22Granting or refusing to grant licence
23Conditions
24Conditions relating to specified transactions
25Licensee must comply with conditions
Division 6—Becoming disqualified
26Becoming a disqualified person
27Company that ceases to have licensed director
28Action of Authority
Division 7—Permission to hold licence
29Person involved in claim may be allowed to hold licence in exceptional circumstances
30Person with criminal record may be allowed to hold licence
31Company may be allowed to hold licence despite disqualifying factors
32Conditions on permission
Division 8—Inquiries and cancellation
33Inquiries into conduct of licensees
34Determination of VCAT on inquiry
Division 9—General
35Annual licence fee and statement
36Extension of time
37Failure to comply with section 35
38Change in details of licence or annual statement
40Lost licences
40ASurrender of licence
Part 3—Professional indemnity insurance
41Licensee required to insure
42Disclosure of insurance to clients
43Licensee ceases to hold insurance
44Insurer may give notice of cancellation
Part 4—Conduct and management of conveyancing businesses
Division 1—Conduct of licensees
45Conduct rules
46Continuing professional development
47Costs disclosure
48Exception to requirement for costs disclosure
49Conflicts of interest
50Licensee not to act as conveyancer and estate agent
Division 2—Management of conveyancing businesses
51Supervision of conveyancing business
52Exemption from requirement to appoint manager
53Offence to procure contravention of section 51
54Management of places of business
55Absence of licensee or manager
56Employment of disqualified persons
Division 3—General
57Principal place of business
58Record keeping
59Displaying information and licence at places of business
61Production of licence
Part 5—Trust money and trust accounts
Division 1—Preliminary
62Definitions
63When money is received
64Written direction for controlled money
65Former licensees and associates
Division 2—Trust accounts and trust money
66Maintenance of general trust account
67Trust account details to be notified to Director
68Certain trust money to be deposited in general trust account
69Holding, disbursing and accounting for trust money
70Manner of withdrawal of trust money from general trust account
71Controlled money
72Manner of withdrawal of controlled money from controlled money account
73Transit money
73ATrust money subject to specific powers
74Trust money received in the form of cash
75Protection of trust money
76Intermixing money
77Dealing with trust money: costs and unclaimed money
78Deficiency in…